Operation Mukta: Bengaluru Police Drive to Identify Illegal Immigrants

Exam-focused facts from the 9 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Bengaluru City Police launched 'Operation Mukta' on August 8, 2026, to identify suspected illegal immigrants residing in the city.
The drive covered more than 30 locations in the Whitefield division and 15-20 locations in the Electronic City area.
Over 500 police personnel were involved in the exercise in the Whitefield division.
Around 40 suspicious people were taken into custody for verification in the Whitefield division, and four people were identified as Bangladeshi nationals based on recovered documents.
Police verified identity and citizenship documents including Aadhaar cards and voter IDs, and foreign nationals found staying illegally are to be produced before the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO).